Futbol Colombia '87

 

Futbol Colombia 87 is a football collection of the Colombian football, including the 14 clubs of the main league (Campeonato Profesional), with special sections dedicated to the National Team and the Colombian referees. 

As stated in the first page of the album, the collection was produced by Laminas Culturales LTDA and "it is the only one authorized by the 14 professional teams and the DIMAYOR". This collection follows the album Futbol Colombia 1986 released the season before. However, compare to the previous edition, Futbol Colombia 87 has smaller size stickers and album, and the overall quality is not the same. From the following year, Panini entered the Colombian market with the album Futbol 88.

In 1987, the Colombian championship was divided in "Apertura" and "Reclasificacion", with a final group stage composed by the best eight teams. At the end of the final phase, Millionarios won the Colombian title, whereas America de Calì got the second place. The club from Calì lost also the Copa Libertadores final against Peñarol (Uruguay).

The album Futbol Colombia 87 begins with the foreword of the editors and two introductory pages with stickers. The first one is dedicated to the most memorable National Teams from Colombia. Here we find nine stickers: the Federation logo and four teams (each team composed by two stickers). The selected teams are the Colombia National teams from the World Cup 1962, Copa America 1975, Copa America Youth and Copa America 1987. The second page shows eight stickers with the Colombian referees of the National Federation.

The 14 clubs of the Campeonato Profesional are shown in alphabetical order. For each club there are 19 stickers: the club badge, the team photo (two stickers), and 16 player portrait stickers. Player details are printed on the album underneath the player sticker. The collection ends with no additional stickers.

Back cover of the album

Club badge stickers from the album Futbol Colombia 87

The stickers of two Colombian football stars playing in the national league in 1987: Valderrama (Deportivo Calì) and Higuita (Atletico Nacional)

Album details:

Full name: Futbol Colombia 87

Publisher: Laminas Culturales LTDA

League: Colombian (Campeonato Profesional)

Season: 1987

Number of clubs: 14

Stickers per club: 19

Other sections:

• Selecciones Colombia mas recordadas - Best Colombia selections (9 stickers)
• Arbitros - referees (8 stickers)

Total number of stickers: 283